Hello, who do I blog to get three feature requests added for the C++/CLI language? I would like them implemented before someone in the VB/C# group like it and scoop the C++/CLI team. I think the first feature would be stupidly simple and could be added quickly; and I think that most programmers would like it; there’s always a few that have an opinion. The second and third feature; Well, I won’t tell you which programming language I got the idea from (most programmers would probably cringe at the thought of getting something from that language; but other old-timey C/C++ programmers probably used that language).

Well, I believe that is enuff for now. Please reply quickly and let’s scoop those other teamers; you know who I’m talking about.

“1) IDE performance/scalability – we hear you loud and clear. This is something we absolutely are looking to address in Orcas+1. We know that many of you are working with MLOC and we need to update the IDE to support this better.

2) IntelliSense isn’t very good – we are working on this one as well. As indicated previously, our goal is to provide a "C#-like" IntelliSense experience in Orcas+1. We working on a front-end parser re-architecture right now that will facilitate this (and a whole lot more)” – by the way Orcas +1 now means VS2010.

And we are on track to deliver the new architecture in VS2010. In fact Boris spoke about and demonstrated this work at the PDC recently, http://channel9.msdn.com/pdc2008/TL13/. This has also recently been covered by another Soma posting: “The IntelliSense engine, which powers the majority of the IDE features, received a major architectural overhaul with a sharp focus on eliminating inefficiencies that surface when dealing with large codebases. A prime example of this is that the IDE remains responsive even while editing source files in very large codebases. Source edits no longer trigger massive updates of the symbol database even with the most complex source dependencies. Visual C++ developers who often edit header files deep down in the include hierarchy or switch project configurations will notice the huge improvement in IDE responsiveness.” (http://blogs.msdn.com/somasegar/archive/2008/11/21/c-enhancements-in-vs-2010.aspx)

Unfortunately the fix really did need a “major architectural overhaul” and this takes time/effort. We are looking forward to your responses to new engine in VS2010!